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The VanLiere Symposium is an event held every spring when the Psychology Department majors present posters of their their Senior Individualized Projects (SIPs) to the members of the campus, families and guests. The VanLiere Symposium honors the late Donald VanLiere who was the first experimental psychologist at Kalamazoo College. Abstracts are generally available to the public, but PDF files are available only to current Kalamazoo College students, faculty, and staff. If you are not a current K College student, faculty, or staff member, email us at dspace@kzoo.edu to request access to this material.
The VanLiere Symposium was not held in 2011.
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Bilingualism Modulates Attentional Processes of the Brain in Infancy: A Proposed Behavioral and Neurobiological Analysis
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)Dual-language management requires significant cognitive engagement, especially from executive function mechanisms. Of these mechanisms, attentional control is necessary in order to track, maintain, switch, and suppress ... -
The Comparison of Virtual Reality Therapy Versus Nature Therapy on Stress : A Proposed Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)This study looks at the utilization of virtual reality (VR) technology in the therapist’s environment for stress relief. If someone is unable to access natural environments regularly, could virtual reality systems be ... -
Child Initiated Learning and the Outdoor Environment: A Review of the Literature
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)40% of U.S. children are not ready for school when they enter kindergarten. (Engle & Black 2008). Children 3-7 years old are in the preoperational stage. The No Child Left Behind Act only effective during the concrete ... -
Male Competitive Intent leads to Aggression against Female Confederate after Social Stress
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Male aggression is a prominent issue in society today, but it is difficult to accurately study aggression in experimental settings. For that reason, this proposed study conceptualizes competitive intent as a precursor ... -
Socioeconomic Status as an Out Group or In Group Affecting Campus Involvement: A Literature Review
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)The literature review examined whether the effects of one's socioeconomic status (SES) plays a role in campus involvement and the role in groups and out groups play in student’s college involvement. Findings indicated ... -
The Academic and Attitudinal Effects of a Math Summer Camp for Elementary Students
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Summer slide is described as the loss of educational achievement over the long summer break (Gray, 2017). Regardless of external factors (socioeconomic level, gender, etc.) it is more difficult to retain newly ... -
Fatherhood Initiative Program: Outcome Evaluation of the 24/7 Dad Program in Kalamazoo 一 A Proposed Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)The purpose of this study is to propose a method for systematically evaluating the outcomes associated with the National Fatherhood Initiative Program. Specifically, this study aims to evaluate whether providing the ... -
The Application of Archetypes and Narrative Theory to Consumer Needs in Marketing Contexts: A Literature Review
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Recent developments in technology and the resulting abundance of individual consumer data provide an unprecedented opportunity for matching consumers to the brands that best suit their egocentric, social, and altruistic ... -
The Psychological Effects of Sports Related Concussions and a Proposed Plan for Recovery at Kalamazoo College
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Concussions can be a complicated injury for an athlete to sustain as they are invisible to the onlooker. Often, athletes who are already experiencing some kind of underlying psychological issue tend to have poorer ... -
Effects of an Integrated Intervention for Substance Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence: A Proposed Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are likely to experience co occurring mental health consequences and substance abuse (Tolman & Rosen, 2001). Examining how domestic violence and substance abuse agencies ... -
The Impact of Physician Patient Relations on the Quality of Prenatal and Perinatal Care: A Proposed Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)This report will examine patient physician relationships and identify behaviors exhibited by physicians that serve to improve and sustain these relationships, as well as the behaviors that hinder relationships. The ... -
Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Autism: Future Clinical Implications
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are considered to be the most heritable of all mental disorders with a highly variable genetic landscape consisting of 200 to 1,000 genes. ASD is often regarded as a neurodevelopment ... -
Racial and Educational Disparities in Adherence to Safe Sleep Recommendations: Knowledge and Behavior in Kalamazoo
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Black infant mortality is a pertinent issue in Kalamazoo and highlights structural inequities such as access to healthcare, housing, education, and employment. In Kalamazoo, 3 times as many Black infants die from sleep ... -
The Influence of Extraneous Sensorimotor Activation on Gesture Production: A Proposed Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2019)Gestures are of interest to psychologists because of their prevalence in communication, frequently emerging when a speaker is attempting to facilitate memory (Morsella & Krauss, 2004) or conceptualization (Hostetter, et ... -
Teaching Psychology: An Exploration Into the Methods of Reducing Confirmation Bias
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)This study explores a method that teachers could implement to reduce confirmation bias among students. Two experimental groups were created: an “intervention group”, where students were taught ways to reduce confirmation ... -
Utilizing White Identity to Dismantle Racial Privilege
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)The goal of this study is induce White people to dismantle racial inequality by re conceptualizing racial privilege via meritocratic and group image threat. Multiple sufficient causes theory: either merit or Whiteness ... -
Applicant Reactions to Being Screened by Their Social Media Accounts: A Proposed Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)Social media (SM) sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn give employers a chance to gain additional information about job candidates. This proposed study was designed to examine how applicants react to SM screening. ... -
Language and Literacy Development in Nature Preschools
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)There were 140 participants, and two school types (Nature, Traditional). Assessments were done at two time points (Fall, Spring). Tests were done on language and literacy: Letter Name Knowledge (LNK), Letter Sound ... -
Comparison of Three Public Speaking Anxiety Treatment Methods in Traditional and Virtual Reality Settings
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA) can treated with exposure therapy (ET), cognitive modification (CM), and skills training (ST). This experiment has been designed in order to compare these methods empirically between one ... -
Adverse Effects of Farm Labor Housing on Mental Health
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)In order to comprehend mental health and well being among the migrant farm worker population, one must consider the various stressors that may have contributed to poor mental health statuses. This project examines ...
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